Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?
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I said virtualize and put both on the same hardware. I think you just misread my earlier post.
If he uses thin provisioning he doesn't have to think about saving space.
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@Pete-S nothing in this topic suggests that he isn't already virtualized.
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But that is a valid point about using thin provisioning vs thick.
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They are both virtual machines but not thin provisioned.
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@WLS-ITGuy I'd just recreate and migrate with thin provisioning - if you really needed that 180GB.
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@WLS-ITGuy said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
They are both virtual machines but not thin provisioned.
I'm really kinda lost then.
If your thinking was to move to a single VM - I would guess most around here would tell you no, leave them separate VMs.
Once knowing that, assuming you have enough resources on one server, migrate and be done.
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@WLS-ITGuy said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@scottalanmiller said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
Presumably the OS is 64 bit so shouldnt matter.
OK. Linux servers to start. The 32 bit app requires some 32 bit library stuff that I cannot find for Debian 9/10 so I was thinking I could install on a 32bit and go from there.
Do you need to be on Debian? Linux 32bit is a dead animal pretty much across the board. I'm assuming that this is dead software without support? What's the plan in the future as these libraries get more and more rare?
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@Dashrender said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
If your thinking was to move to a single VM - I would guess most around here would tell you no, leave them separate VMs.
Yeah, dont consolidate even if they could both be 64bit.
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Ubuntu 19.10 is supposed to handle this well.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/05/ubuntu-19-10-release-features
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@scottalanmiller said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@WLS-ITGuy said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@scottalanmiller said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
Presumably the OS is 64 bit so shouldnt matter.
OK. Linux servers to start. The 32 bit app requires some 32 bit library stuff that I cannot find for Debian 9/10 so I was thinking I could install on a 32bit and go from there.
Do you need to be on Debian? Linux 32bit is a dead animal pretty much across the board. I'm assuming that this is dead software without support? What's the plan in the future as these libraries get more and more rare?
It actually isn't dead. I'm not sure why they haven't made the switch the 64 bit. They just updated the software back in June.
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@WLS-ITGuy said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@scottalanmiller said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@WLS-ITGuy said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@scottalanmiller said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
Presumably the OS is 64 bit so shouldnt matter.
OK. Linux servers to start. The 32 bit app requires some 32 bit library stuff that I cannot find for Debian 9/10 so I was thinking I could install on a 32bit and go from there.
Do you need to be on Debian? Linux 32bit is a dead animal pretty much across the board. I'm assuming that this is dead software without support? What's the plan in the future as these libraries get more and more rare?
It actually isn't dead. I'm not sure why they haven't made the switch the 64 bit. They just updated the software back in June.
No, it's dead. "Updates" are easily manipulated. Trust me, there's no plausible way that it relies on 32bit libraries and isn't actually dead. There are very, very standard tricks to make software look maintained after it has died for expressly this purpose.
